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Learning disability strategic action plan 2022 to 2026
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This action plan sets out the Welsh Government's overarching strategic agenda for the development and implementation of learning disability policy for the remainder of the current term of government, 2022 to 2026. The action plan (and associated delivery plan) is a living document and will be updated to reflect any changes to priorities and circumstances as they arise. It is designed to be flexible and contains actions that can reasonably be expected to be achieved given the ongoing focus on pandemic recovery and limits on available resources. Priority areas identified in the plan include: overarching/cross-cutting, including cross-government activity that may not sit in one specific area; COVID recovery; health, including reducing health inequalities and avoidable deaths; social services and social care; facilitating independent living and access to services through increased access to advocacy and self-advocacy skills, engagement and collaboration; education including children and young people's services; employment and skills; housing - appropriate housing, close to home, access to joined-up services; and transport. (Edited publisher abstract)
Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 Implementation Plan 2021-2023 (March 2021)
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 came into force on 1 April 2018. This plan sets out outcomes and actions in relation to six key priorities for implementation of the Act in 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23. The Act extends and enhances the rights of carers. The aim is to better support carers on a more consistent basis so that they can continue to care, if they so wish, in good health and to have a life alongside caring. In relation to young carers, the intention is similar to that for adult carers but also that young carers should have a childhood similar to their non-carer peers. The six key priorities set out in this report are: strategy and leadership; legislation and guidance; workforce and systems support and development; raising awareness; carer involvement and choice; measuring progress and impact. (Original abstract)
Children assessed to be in need by children's social services, England, 6 months ending 31 March 2009
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 18p., tables
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides new figures on the number of children assessed to be in need by Children’s Social Services, for the six month period from 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009. The figures are compiled from the new 2008-09 Children in Need (CIN) census which replaces the previous census last completed in 2005. Figures from the 2008-09 CIN census are not directly comparable to these earlier figures. The figures presented here include information from 148 Local Authorities who submitted data in 2008-09. The statistics are published as experimental as they are still being evaluated and remain subject to further testing. They should therefore be treated with caution. This release provides figures for numbers of children experiencing an episode of need analysed by gender and age (including unborn); ethnicity; primary need at initial assessment; and asylum seeking status.
Inquiry into community mental health services: September 2009
- Author:
- WALES. National Assembly. Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee
- Publisher:
- Wales. National Assembly
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This inquiry report looks at the provision of community based mental health services in Wales for people aged 16-60 years, with a specific focus on: the capacity and geographical availability of services; the provision of services for young people over 16 years in transition from children’s to adult services; the impact of the effectiveness of community based services on hospital admissions and delayed transfers of care; the effective co-ordination of health and social care elements of community mental health services; equality issues relating to community mental health services, including those for BME groups. Section three contains a summary of the recommendations.
Transforming community services: currency and pricing options for community services
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 38p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document is intended as a resource to be used by commissioners and providers of community services to help create transparent models of funding, through the use of new currencies and better pricing at a local level. New currencies (the units of healthcare for which a provider is funded) and better pricing are key to transforming community services, enabling commissioners to incentivise improvements in quality and value. The use of new currencies with accurate pricing should also lead to more services being available closer to home for patients.
Health and care services for disabled people: how are we doing?: easy read
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document is for those who own or attend primary care health services such as GP or dentistry surgeries, community clinics, walk-in centres, out-of-hours services, pharmacies or specialists such as podiatrists. It can help you to understand the duties under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) and what action you can take to meet the needs of your disabled service users.
Gateway service: processes: guidance for Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Trusts
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This document sets out guidance for staff in relation to the Gateway services newly established within each of the 5 Health and Social Care Trusts. It governs the principles and protocols for the teams to ensure that there is a consistent approach in the delivery of this service across Northern Ireland. It is important that full compliance with the guidance is achieved in order to minimise risks and ensure that children’s cases are managed appropriately in each area.
Refugee inclusion strategy
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government. Inclusion Unit
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 83p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The Refugee Inclusion Strategy sets out the Welsh Assembly Government’s vision of refugee inclusion in Wales. The overall aim of the inclusion strategy is to support and enable refugees to rebuild their lives in Wales and make a full contribution to society.
Young runaways action plan
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 29p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Around 100,000 young people under the age of 16 run away from home or care each year across the UK The Department for Children, Schools and Families has taken the lead in coordinating policy developments across Government to ensure appropriate services are in place to respond to the needs of those who run away, in partnership with the Home Office, the Department of Communities and Local Government. The proposals in this joint action plan aim to build on examples of good practice and kick-start long-term improvements to services for young runaways. The case for action is clear and it is essential that Government, local delivery agencies and the voluntary sector work together to put in place those services that will prevent young runaways coming to harm and provide them with the support they need.
Parents' access to and demand for childcare survey 2006: final report
- Author:
- DTZ
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 213p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
DTZ, in conjunction with Research Resource and Dudleston Harkins Social Research, were commissioned to undertake research into Parents’ Access to and Demand for Childcare Survey (PADCS) (2006) on behalf of the Scottish Executive Education Department, Children, Young People and Social Care Group. The overarching aim of this research is to provide a detailed assessment of issues relating to parents’ perceptions of access to, and demand for, childcare and to compare and contrast these, where possible, with the results of 2000 and 2004 surveys. A mixed methodological approach was used involving 1304 face-to-face quantitative interviews and 60 face-to- face qualitative interviews. The Scottish Household Survey (SHS) dataset was used as the sample frame for the survey. The advantage of the methodology used in the current study is that it allowed a much more accurate assessment of true demand and drivers for childcare use and gives a more robust method for applying the findings to the general population, as the views of parents who do not use childcare are represented as well as those of parents who do use childcare. Key findings from the research are presented in terms of usage and non-usage of childcare, pre-school education, reasons for use of childcare and motivating factors, childcare preferences, parents’ opinions and knowledge of information sources and changes in childcare arrangements, gaps in provision and constraints, and costs of childcare.